Staff Sgt Edward D. Mills Jr

Born: October 7, 1981 in New Castle, Pennsylvania
Died: May 26, 2011 in Kandahar, Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Edward D. Mills Jr of New Castle, Pennsylvania joined the United States Army in January 2005 and arrived at Fort Campbell in November 2005. His awards and decorations include: Air Medal; Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Army Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Arrowhead Device; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global war on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon; North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal; Air Assault Badge; Parachutist Badge; Pathfinder Badge and Combat Infantryman Badge. He died at age 29 of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
Army
4th Battalion
101st Aviation Regiment
159th Combat Aviation Brigade
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky